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SciTechOntario
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 SciTechOntario The 2022 Ontario Elementary Science and Technology Curriculum resources, created by Ontario Certified Teachers in collaboration with STAO, OCTE, and ACSE, aim to support educators with the implementation of the...
Earth’s Temporary Second Moon
Click HERE for a link to the original article. A small asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily become a "mini-moon" by entering Earth's orbit from September 29 to November 25, 2024. Discovered by NASA in August, this asteroid is about 10 meters long and won’t be...
STAO Ignites 2024 / l’APSO Illumine 2024
Welcome to STAO Ignites 2024: Sparking Innovative and Inclusive Science Teaching Conference Website In partnership with Brock University November 13, 2024 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Brock University, Burlington Campus 1433 Headon Rd, Burlington, ON, L7M 1V7 Buy Your Conference...
MIT’s shapeshifting display lets you reach out and touch someone
Click HERE for a link to the original article. MIT has developed a groundbreaking "Dynamic Shape Display" known as inFORM, which can physically alter its shape to represent 3D content. This innovative display consists of a large surface covered with pins, actuators,...
Jennifer Green – Career Showcase / Vitrine des carrières
Jennifer Green https://www.skillsontario.com/ Career Showcase STAO Blog had the opportunity to speak with Jennifer Green to discuss her career path throughout her academic studies, her interest in science and technology, and the impact of some of her teachers. What...
What is all that noise about?
Click HERE for a link to the original article from Whistle Naturalists In Emerald, Whistler, the nightly chorus of local amphibians, including four frog species and one toad species, is causing quite a disturbance. The Columbia Spotted frog, Wood frog, Pacific...
Super Skinny House In South Kensington
Click HERE for a link to the original article The "Thin House" at 5 Thurloe Square in South Kensington, London, is notable for its extreme narrowness, measuring just 6 feet wide at its narrowest point. Originally an artist’s studio in the 19th century, the building...
How Aerogels Work
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 How Aerogels Work Click HERE for a link to the original article from How Stuff Works? Here is a summary of the article linked above. Aerogels, often referred to as "frozen smoke" due to their ethereal appearance, are...
Evidence of Dark Oxygen Production at The Abyssal Seafloor
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article Evidence of dark oxygen production at the abyssal seafloor Nature Geoscience (2024) The article discusses experiments conducted on the abyssal seafloor of the Pacific Ocean,...
London’s Iconic Tumbling Telephone Box Installation
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article Here’s The Story Behind London’s Iconic Tumbling Telephone Box Installation • Out Of Order • GEORGIE HOOLE - EXECUTIVE EDITOR • 24 MAY, 2021 The "Out of Order" sculpture in...
Scientists Have Developed the Whitest White Paint Ever Made – So Reflective It Can Cool Surfaces
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article In 2020, scientists at Purdue University developed an ultra-white acrylic paint that initially reflected 95.5% of sunlight. They have since improved it to reflect 98.1%,...
LD @ School Educators’ Summer Institute
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 LDAO will be hosting its 11th annual Educators’ Institute on August 20th and 21st, 2024! The Educators’ Institute is a two-day virtual event designed to provide educators with information and strategies to support students...